| Bid Range: |
| $162,000 |
| $161,618 |
| $140,000 |
| $138,112 |
| $118,000 |
| $ 83,400 |
| $ 75,000 |
| $ 65,000 |
| $ 56,190 |
| $ 50,001 |
| $ 30,000 |
These bids do not represent or imply prices that could be paid for standing timber on your land. Values of standing timber can vary significantly due to proximity to solid roads and saw mills, size of offering and proximity to other offerings, land terrain, prevailing conditions, and quality, size, density, and species of the timber.
What this does represent is the need to make sure that you (1) seek the highest value for your timber through competitive bidding and (2) get a professional forester involved in the sale of your timber. A check for $30,000 or $162,000? It’s up to you!
At the turn of the last century, Missouri was a leading timber-producing state. The peak of Missouri’s timber production was in 1909, but by 1910, nearly all of the pine had been removed. By 1920, the boom was over — there were no more trees left to cut in the Ozarks.